Basic Budget Worksheet

The Basic Budget Worksheet

Item Actual % Suggested %* Plan for next 12 months

Housing 25-35%

Transportation 10-15%

Charitable Gifts 10-12%

Food 5-15%

Saving 5-10%

Utilites 5-10%

Debt 5-10%

Clothing 2-7%

Miscellaneous 12-23%

*These percentages are adapted from Dave Ramsey's The Total Money Makover (Thomas Nelson, 2007).